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- “NEW and UNREAD hardcover with DJ, from bookstore stock. May contain a price sticker.”
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Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
1416598839
ISBN-13
9781416598831
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74203277
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Book Title
Gonville : a Memoir
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Parenting / Fatherhood, Personal Memoirs, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Topic / Marriage & Family
Publication Year
2010
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Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Humor
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Hardcover
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1 in
Item Weight
14.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
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6 in
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2009-023790
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"By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Peter Birkenhead's Gonville is a son's-eye view of growing up with an emotional terrorist: his father. The memoir is a deft and cunning performance, told in jaunty prose which elegantly maps the geography of fear and of a child's sad little wish to be loved." -John Lahr, senior drama critic, The New Yorker, “Birkenhead’s navigation of his budding masculinityeven through ominous stretches where he adopts his father’s mood swingsis poignant and often tears-in-the-eyes hilarious.â€� Booklist, eoeAn affecting . . . sometimes laugh-out-loud funny account of growing up with a crazy father.e e" Kirkus Reviews, “Fraught and funny. . . . Birkenhead’s memoir is intensely detailed, thus the feelings magnified, and full of the blistering ambivalence of a son who wondered whether it would have been easier to have a dad who was ‘all bad instead of almost good.’â€� Publishers Weekly, 'Few books I've ever read succeed like Gonville at capturing the crazed inventivenessof which the unhappy family is capable. Given the character of Peter Birkenhead'sfather, it's unsurprising that his son's terri c memoir is full of sadness, humor, andhigh absurdity. More remarkable is the tolerance, sanity, and good humor thatBirkenhead has won from experiences hardly conducive to those traits.'—Benjamin Kunkel, author of Indecision and co-editor of n + 1, "Charming and horrifying. . . . Birkenhead is a deft foreshadower, dropping dark little clouds over what seems to be a heartwarming scene and swinging back later to collect the thunderclaps. He is a master of the throwaway detail that later becomes the pivot into a horror movie." - Newsday, "Fraught and funny. . . . Birkenhead's memoir is intensely detailed, thus the feelings magnified, and full of the blistering ambivalence of a son who wondered whether it would have been easier to have a dad who was 'all bad instead of almost good.'" -- Publishers Weekly, 'In his debut memoir,Gonville,Peter Birkenhead breezily performs some of the most challenging creative magic. He mines insight from confusion, turns tragedy into comedy, and darkness into light. In the greatest trick of all, he turns the pain of his childhood into reading pleasure. It's a major accomplishment.'—Evan Handler, actor (Sex and the City; Californication) and author (Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors;It's Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive), "Few books I've ever read succeed like Gonville at capturing the crazed inventiveness of which the unhappy family is capable. Given the character of Peter Birkenhead's father, it's unsurprising that his son's terrific memoir is full of sadness, humor, and high absurdity. More remarkable is the tolerance, sanity, and good humor that Birkenhead has won from experiences hardly conducive to those traits." -Benjamin Kunkel, author of Indecision and co-editor of n + 1, "Peter Birkenhead's candor, humor, and insight about his father and ultimately himself combine to make this a highly enjoyable page-turner. It's Birkenhead's gift as a writer that the book is as laugh-out-loud funny as it is kick-you-in-the-chest brutal, and you'll be ready for the second volume as soon as you finish this one." -Elizabeth Crane, author of You Must Be This Happy to Enter, "Charming and horrifying. . . . Birkenhead is a deft foreshadower, dropping dark little clouds over what seems to be a heartwarming scene and swinging back later to collect the thunderclaps. He is a master of the throwaway detail that later becomes the pivot into a horror movie."—Newsday, "The intelligent facility of Birkenhead's writing shines. . . . Gonville is a captivating journey through the humor, pitfalls, delusions, and dangers of extreme family dysfunction and the boundless capacity of human love." -- Blogcritics, eoeFraught and funny. . . . Birkenheade(tm)s memoir is intensely detailed, thus the feelings magnified, and full of the blistering ambivalence of a son who wondered whether it would have been easier to have a dad who was e~all bad instead of almost good.e(tm)e e" Publishers Weekly, "Birkenhead is a writer for Salon.com, and his descriptive abilities and memory for detail are razor-sharp. Though the adult Birkenhead seeks answers from both parents about the details of his chaotic childhood, unsurprisingly, in real life, there are no tidy resolutions." -- Library Journal, "Birkenhead's navigation of his budding masculinity-even through ominous stretches where he adopts his father's mood swings-is poignant and often tears-in-the-eyes hilarious." - Booklist, eoeIn his debut memoir, Gonville, Peter Birkenhead breezily performs some of the most challenging creative magic. He mines insight from confusion, turns tragedy into comedy, and darkness into light. In the greatest trick of all, he turns the pain of his childhood into reading pleasure. Ite(tm)s a major accomplishment.e e"Evan Handler, actor ( Sex and the City; Californication ) and author ( Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors; Ite(tm)s Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive ), "In his debut memoir, Gonville, Peter Birkenhead breezily performs some of the most challenging creative magic. He mines insight from confusion, turns tragedy into comedy, and darkness into light. In the greatest trick of all, he turns the pain of his childhood into reading pleasure. It's a major accomplishment." -Evan Handler, actor ( Sex and the City; Californication ) and author ( Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors; It's Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive ), “Few books I’ve ever read succeed like Gonville at capturing the crazed inventiveness of which the unhappy family is capable. Given the character of Peter Birkenhead’s father, it’s unsurprising that his son’s terrific memoir is full of sadness, humor, and high absurdity. More remarkable is the tolerance, sanity, and good humor that Birkenhead has won from experiences hardly conducive to those traits.â€� Benjamin Kunkel, author of Indecision and co-editor of n + 1, “The intelligent facility of Birkenhead’s writing shines. . . . Gonville is a captivating journey through the humor, pitfalls, delusions, and dangers of extreme family dysfunction and the boundless capacity of human love.â€� Blogcritics, eoeBirkenheade(tm)s navigation of his budding masculinitye"even through ominous stretches where he adopts his fathere(tm)s mood swingse"is poignant and often tears-in-the-eyes hilarious.e e" Booklist, "Charming and horrifying. . . . Birkenhead is a deft foreshadower, dropping dark little clouds over what seems to be a heartwarming scene and swinging back later to collect the thunderclaps. He is a master of the throwaway detail that later becomes the pivot into a horror movie." -- Newsday, 'Peter Birkenhead's candor, humor, and insight about his father and ultimately himself combine to make this a highly enjoyable page-turner. It's Birkenhead's gift as a writer that the book is as laugh-out-loud funny as it is kick-you-in-the-chest brutal, and you'll be ready for the second volume as soon as you finish this one.'—Elizabeth Crane, author ofYou Must Be This Happy to Enter, "In his debut memoir, Gonville, Peter Birkenhead breezily performs some of the most challenging creative magic. He mines insight from confusion, turns tragedy into comedy, and darkness into light. In the greatest trick of all, he turns the pain of his childhood into reading pleasure. It's a major accomplishment." --Evan Handler, actor ( Sex and the City; Californication ) and author ( Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors; It's Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive ), “Birkenhead is a writer for Salon.com, and his descriptive abilities and memory for detail are razor-sharp. Though the adult Birkenhead seeks answers from both parents about the details of his chaotic childhood, unsurprisingly, in real life, there are no tidy resolutions.â€� Library Journal, 'In his debut memoir, Gonville, Peter Birkenhead breezily performs some of the mostchallenging creative magic. He mines insight from confusion, turns tragedy into comedy,and darkness into light. In the greatest trick of all, he turns the pain of his childhoodinto reading pleasure. It's a major accomplishment.' —Evan Handler, actor(Sex and the City; Californication) and author (Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors; It's Only Temporary: e Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive), eoeBy turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Peter Birkenheade(tm)s Gonville is a sone(tm)s-eye view of growing up with an emotional terrorist: his father. The memoir is a deft and cunning performance, told in jaunty prose which elegantly maps the geography of fear and of a childe(tm)s sad little wish to be loved.e e"John Lahr, senior drama critic, The New Yorker, "An affecting . . . sometimes laugh-out-loud funny account of growing up with a crazy father." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Birkenhead's navigation of his budding masculinity--even through ominous stretches where he adopts his father's mood swings--is poignant and often tears-in-the-eyes hilarious." -- Booklist, "The intelligent facility of Birkenhead's writing shines. . . . Gonville is a captivating journey through the humor, pitfalls, delusions, and dangers of extreme family dysfunction and the boundless capacity of human love." - Blogcritics, eoeCharming and horrifying. . . . Birkenhead is a deft foreshadower, dropping dark little clouds over what seems to be a heartwarming scene and swinging back later to collect the thunderclaps. He is a master of the throwaway detail that later becomes the pivot into a horror movie.e e" Newsday, "Few books I've ever read succeed like Gonville at capturing the crazed inventiveness of which the unhappy family is capable. Given the character of Peter Birkenhead's father, it's unsurprising that his son's terrific memoir is full of sadness, humor, and high absurdity. More remarkable is the tolerance, sanity, and good humor that Birkenhead has won from experiences hardly conducive to those traits." --Benjamin Kunkel, author of Indecision and co-editor of n + 1, 'Few books I've ever read succeed likeGonvilleat capturing the crazed inventiveness of which the unhappy family is capable. Given the character of Peter Birkenhead's father, it's unsurprising that his son's terrific memoir is full of sadness, humor, and high absurdity. More remarkable is the tolerance, sanity, and good humor that Birkenhead has won from experiences hardly conducive to those traits.'—Benjamin Kunkel, author ofIndecisionand co-editor ofn + 1, "An affecting . . . sometimes laugh-out-loud funny account of growing up with a crazy father." - Kirkus Reviews, “Peter Birkenhead’s candor, humor, and insight about his father and ultimately himself combine to make this a highly enjoyable page-turner. It’s Birkenhead’s gift as a writer that the book is as laugh-out-loud funny as it is kick-you-in-the-chest brutal, and you’ll be ready for the second volume as soon as you finish this one.â€� Elizabeth Crane, author of You Must Be This Happy to Enter, 'By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Peter Birkenhead's Gonville is a son's-eye viewof growing up with an emotional terrorist: his father. e memoir is a deft and cun-ning performance, told in jaunty prose which elegantly maps the geography of fearand of a child's sad little wish to be loved.'—John Lahr, senior drama critic, e New Yorker, "By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Peter Birkenhead's Gonville is a son's-eye view of growing up with an emotional terrorist: his father. The memoir is a deft and cunning performance, told in jaunty prose which elegantly maps the geography of fear and of a child's sad little wish to be loved." --John Lahr, senior drama critic, The New Yorker, 'By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Peter Birkenhead'sGonvilleis a son's-eye view of growing up with an emotional terrorist: his father. The memoir is a deft and cunning performance, told in jaunty prose which elegantly maps the geography of fear and of a child's sad little wish to be loved.'—John Lahr, senior drama critic,The New Yorker, eoePeter Birkenheade(tm)s candor, humor, and insight about his father and ultimately himself combine to make this a highly enjoyable page-turner. Ite(tm)s Birkenheade(tm)s gift as a writer that the book is as laugh-out-loud funny as it is kick-you-in-the-chest brutal, and youe(tm)ll be ready for the second volume as soon as you finish this one.e e"Elizabeth Crane, author of You Must Be This Happy to Enter, eoeThe intelligent facility of Birkenheade(tm)s writing shines. . . . Gonville is a captivating journey through the humor, pitfalls, delusions, and dangers of extreme family dysfunction and the boundless capacity of human love.e e" Blogcritics, eoeFew books Ie(tm)ve ever read succeed like Gonville at capturing the crazed inventiveness of which the unhappy family is capable. Given the character of Peter Birkenheade(tm)s father, ite(tm)s unsurprising that his sone(tm)s terrific memoir is full of sadness, humor, and high absurdity. More remarkable is the tolerance, sanity, and good humor that Birkenhead has won from experiences hardly conducive to those traits.e e"Benjamin Kunkel, author of Indecision and co-editor of n + 1, "Fraught and funny. . . . Birkenhead's memoir is intensely detailed, thus the feelings magnified, and full of the blistering ambivalence of a son who wondered whether it would have been easier to have a dad who was 'all bad instead of almost good.'" - Publishers Weekly, “In his debut memoir, Gonville, Peter Birkenhead breezily performs some of the most challenging creative magic. He mines insight from confusion, turns tragedy into comedy, and darkness into light. In the greatest trick of all, he turns the pain of his childhood into reading pleasure. It’s a major accomplishment.â€� Evan Handler, actor ( Sex and the City; Californication ) and author ( Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors; It’s Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive ), “An affecting . . . sometimes laugh-out-loud funny account of growing up with a crazy father.â€� Kirkus Reviews, 'Peter Birkenhead's candor, humor, and insight about his father and ultimately him-self combine to make this a highly enjoyable page-turner. It's Birkenhead's gift as awriter that the book is as laugh-out-loud funny as it is kick-you-in-the-chest brutal,and you'll be ready for the second volume as soon as you nish this one.'—Elizabeth Crane, author of You Must Be is Happy to Enter, "Peter Birkenhead's candor, humor, and insight about his father and ultimately himself combine to make this a highly enjoyable page-turner. It's Birkenhead's gift as a writer that the book is as laugh-out-loud funny as it is kick-you-in-the-chest brutal, and you'll be ready for the second volume as soon as you finish this one." --Elizabeth Crane, author of You Must Be This Happy to Enter, "An affecting . . . sometimes laugh-out-loud funny account of growing up with a crazy father."—Kirkus Reviews, "Birkenhead is a writer for Salon.com, and his descriptive abilities and memory for detail are razor-sharp. Though the adult Birkenhead seeks answers from both parents about the details of his chaotic childhood, unsurprisingly, in real life, there are no tidy resolutions."—Library Journal, "Birkenhead is a writer for Salon.com, and his descriptive abilities and memory for detail are razor-sharp. Though the adult Birkenhead seeks answers from both parents about the details of his chaotic childhood, unsurprisingly, in real life, there are no tidy resolutions." - Library Journal, "The intelligent facility of Birkenhead's writing shines. . . . Gonville is a captivating journey through the humor, pitfalls, delusions, and dangers of extreme family dysfunction and the boundless capacity of human love."—Blogcritics, “Charming and horrifying. . . . Birkenhead is a deft foreshadower, dropping dark little clouds over what seems to be a heartwarming scene and swinging back later to collect the thunderclaps. He is a master of the throwaway detail that later becomes the pivot into a horror movie.â€� Newsday, "Fraught and funny. . . . Birkenhead's memoir is intensely detailed, thus the feelings magnified, and full of the blistering ambivalence of a son who wondered whether it would have been easier to have a dad who was ?all bad instead of almost good.'"—Publishers Weekly, eoeBirkenhead is a writer for Salon.com, and his descriptive abilities and memory for detail are razor-sharp. Though the adult Birkenhead seeks answers from both parents about the details of his chaotic childhood, unsurprisingly, in real life, there are no tidy resolutions.e e" Library Journal, "Birkenhead's navigation of his budding masculinity—even through ominous stretches where he adopts his father's mood swings—is poignant and often tears-in-the-eyes hilarious."—Booklist, “By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Peter Birkenhead’s Gonville is a son’s-eye view of growing up with an emotional terrorist: his father. The memoir is a deft and cunning performance, told in jaunty prose which elegantly maps the geography of fear and of a child’s sad little wish to be loved.â€� John Lahr, senior drama critic, The New Yorker
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In powerful and spirited prose, Peter Birkenhead recounts a childhood spent trying to make sense of his father, a terrifying, charismatic presence who brutalized his family physically and emotionally at the same time that he enchanted them with his passion and whimsy. An avid gun collector yet an anti-war activist, a popular economics professor and a wife-swapping nudist, a leftist and a lifelong fan of the British Empire who would occasionally don an authentic pith helmet and imitate Michael Caine's performance as the heroic Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead in the bloody war film Zulu , he was a man who could knock his young son down the stairs one day and the next cry about putting the family's aged dog to sleep. Such is the contradictory figure at the center of this astonishingly candid and shocking memoir. As a young adult, Birkenhead reacted to his volatile childhood by forgetting its worst moments. He adopted all the trappings of normalcy, threw himself into a career as an actor, landing parts in Broadway plays like Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, both by Neil Simon, and found himself often playing characters who were angry at their fathers. Yet he discovered that he was sleepwalking through life, on occasion falling into rages that reminded him of his father. Then at thirty-one, eleven years after his parents' divorce, Birkenhead told his mother about his recurring dream of flying down the stairs of their house as a young boy. She revealed that it wasn't a dream, but a memory from his early childhood of being carried rapidly down the stairs by his mom after his father had pointed a gun at them. The revelation about the dream sparked the painful yet necessary process of examining his childhood and of ultimately moving beyond it, forcing Birkenhead to finally confront his father in a way that released him and his family from this complicated legacy. Combining the terror and wit of Running with Scissors , the poignancy and sense of place of The Tender Bar, with the sparkling prose of Oh the Glory of It All, Gonville is light on its feet even as it deals in the darkest of family tales. A harrowing and often humorous story of a son coming to terms with his alternately charming, cruel, generous, and violent father.
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